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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

AAA Files Suit Against Port Authority For Toll Hikes

Well, AAA finally decided that writing letters to the Port Authority to the Department of Transportation wasn't going to roll back the massive fare and toll hikes imposed by the Port Authority.

The AAA (triple-A) is suing the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey over recent toll hikes.

The motorists' group filed the lawsuit today in Manhattan federal court.

It's trying to stop the agency from collecting the higher tolls on its bridges and tunnels linking the two states.

The Port Authority declined comment.

The motorists group says it objects to using toll revenues for building the new World Trade Center. Port Authority board members have said the fare increases will pay for construction that's fueling the region's economy.

I don't give the notice claims much chance given the way that media outlets highlighted the pending hikes and notices of meetings. The AAA has a better chance if they focus on the constitutionality of imposing massive hikes on interstate commerce - for crossing between New York and New Jersey.